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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who influenced the Burmese in terms of philosophy?
(a) The Chinese.
(b) The Indians.
(c) The Persians.
(d) The Greeks.

2. Why was the Burmese populace largely literate?
(a) Because reading was taught in the home.
(b) Because compulsory school was ordered by the Burmese ruler.
(c) Children were encouraged to get a good education so they could attend a foreign university.
(d) Because the Burmese people had attended monastery schools.

3. What impact did the British occupation have on the Burmese language groups?
(a) Many of the languages became Anglified with the introduction of English words and phrases.
(b) Somewhat, some of the languages blended together.
(c) Significant, some of the languages were lost after British occupation.
(d) Very little, they remained distinct.

4. How did British colonization occur in Burma?
(a) In three clear-cut phases.
(b) Abruptly, in a few months.
(c) After a five-year war.
(d) Gradually over 200 years.

5. Where was the disintegrating effect of the British rule first felt in Burma?
(a) In the Shan Plateau.
(b) In western Burma.
(c) In upper Burma.
(d) In lower Burma.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Burmese initially view the Japanese?

2. Suu Kyi writes that Aung San was NOT...

3. Which of Aung San's relatives led one of the first groups resist the British occupation?

4. In terms of outsiders, who represented a bigger change than the British?

5. In 1988 in Burma, what gave hope to the process of decline?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which is the worst form of corruption and why?

2. Under what conditions would Aung San resign as leader of Burma?

3. What does Aung San Suu Kyi observe about the theme of nationalism in Indian and Burmese literature?

4. According to Suu Kyi, what happened to political thought in Burma during the early twentieth century?

5. How were the British driven out of Burma during World War II?

6. Recite the general message of five of the points on the bulleted list of "The Formation of a People's Committee".

7. How did one British writing describe a condescending stance toward the Burmese?

8. What was Suu Kyi's reaction to President Maung's offfer to have a special party congress on September 12, 1988?

9. In Suu Kyi's second letter to Amnesty International, name one example she gives of human rights violations in Burma.

10. What does Aung San Suu Kyi say about democracy in her speech at the mass rally at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon on 26 August 1988?

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